The Way to Rainy Mountain

In The Way to Rainy Mountain, which of the following statements about the grandmother is true?

• She died alone in her house near Rainy Mountain.

• She had seven sisters and a brother.

• She was one of the last remaining elders of the Kiowas.

• She lived out her long life in the shadow of Rainy Mountain.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

In The Way to Rainy Mountain, which of the following best describes how the Kiowas felt when they entered the southern Plains?

• confused

• contented

• fearful

• liberated

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

In The Way to Rainy Mountain, the reader learns that the Kiowas created a legend at the base of Devil’s Tower in order to

• help them deal with their fear of the unknown.

• demonstrate their reverence for the sun.

• recognize the important role that women play in Kiowa society.

• ask God to protect their children.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Momaday tell readers in The Way to Rainy Mountain about what was happening to the Kiowas when his grandmother was a child?

• He wants to compare her childhood with his own.

• He wants to give readers a complete sense of his grandmother and her life.

• He wants to emphasize the Kiowas’ former power.

• He wants to explain how the landscape has changed since her childhood.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

The author’s purpose in The Way to Rainy Mountain is to

• demonstrate the vigor of Kiowa culture.

• describe the world of his ancestors.

• expose the mistreatment of the Kiowas.

• explore the meaning of religion.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A major theme of The Way to Rainy Mountain is that

• the Kiowas should have stayed at their original homeland in western Montana.

• the most effective way to come to terms with the death of an aged relative is to think about the person’s youth.

• young people should devote greater attention to the traditions of their forebears.

• the culture of the Kiowas is strongly influenced by the physical world in which they live.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

By speaking out against injustice, people help make the world a ____ place.

• best

• more better

• most better

• better

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A person who exhibits wariness is ____.

• cautious

• worn out

• rude or speaks sharply

• especially sensitive

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If Jim’s action transcends Bill’s action, then Jim’s action

• is different from Bill’s.

• cancels out Bill’s.

• adds to Bill’s.

• surpasses or exceeds Bill’s.